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RARE PHOTOS: Philippines and china seek to avoid miscalculation | Rare Historical Photos

A Chinese coast guard ship (left) shadows a Philippine coast guard vessel conducting a maritime patrol near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in March this year. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard via AFP)

MANILA: The Philippines and China will establish direct communication between their foreign ministries to avoid “miscalculation and miscommunication” in the hotly disputed South China Sea, Manila said on Thursday.

The deal will be signed next week when Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos visits Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, a foreign ministry official told reporters.

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